MONICA HERNDON | Times
TAMPA — The rookie talent show is always a training camp ritual to provide comic relief. But a bad performance on the field can be no laughing matter.
Just ask Bucs running back Jeremy McNichols. His missed blocking assignment in the fourth quarter of Saturday night's 13-9 preseason loss to the Browns forced coach Dirk Koetter to pull him off the field after only two snaps.
McNichols, a fifth-round draft pick from Boise State, entered the game with 5:14 remaining. He took a hand off from quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick on the first play and was dropped for a loss of 1 yard.